Margate man arrested, charged with murder of woman

A Margate man has been arrested and charged with the murder of a Margate woman Saturday.

Margate Police Sunday said Evan Rosenthal, 48, killed Laurie Bellshim, 69, inside a Margate home near the 5500 block of Lakeside Drive. Officers arrested Rosenthal inside the apartment after finding Bellshim’s body, the department said in a press release.

Few details were available Sunday, but arrest records show Rosenthal is charged with murder without premeditation. He’s being held at the Broward County jail with no bond. Additional court records were not immediately available.

Margate Police said they responded to a call about a possible homicide around 7 p.m. Saturday.

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Austen Erblat can be reached at aerblat@sunsentinel.com, 954-599-8709 or on Twitter @AustenErblat.